I did the exact same. Solid!I used BRS's thick gel super glue and accelerator to hold things temporarily then Marco cement to make it permanent.
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I did the exact same. Solid!I used BRS's thick gel super glue and accelerator to hold things temporarily then Marco cement to make it permanent.
I’d love to see a picture. This is all new to me and building aquascapes seems like a promising hobby.Some may hate me for this but here goes...
I just did my very first glued aquascape and I'm rather pleased with results. I went on the recommended glue sites and had my order all set to be placed and then it occurred to me "cyanoacrylate" the Dollar tree down the road sells that stuff. What to lose? So sent my daughter, (poor child) and began my project. I love the Tidal Garden videos, so instructive and he takes his time showing you how to actually do stuff without selling you the bridge. Anyway first thing I learned was don't use the Gel. Buy the runny fast drying stuff. KEY is to create a powder with the crushed sand left from smashing the rocks into smaller usable pieces and toss it at the joint spots then add a few drops of glue. It joins immediately. Almost like Acrylic solvent. It isn't super strong but it holds. Here's my logic. I need to get it from where I'm building to the spot in the tank where it will stay indefinitely. So the most stressful part will be the move and avoiding it to break? Well that worked for me. I built several pieces and put them all together in the tank to appear as one. So far so good. So $12.00 in Dollar Store glue later. This is my result.
absolutely you can. just make sure you scrape the bonding areas really well to remove the algae and use the super thin cyanoacrylate with sand method. if you plan and prep well the rocks will be out of the water less than 30 min.Can you glue aged (over 20 years in my tank) live rock together? If you can what’s the best one to use?
you are a master. these are some of the best I have seen. usually corals totally destroy a good rock scape but yours are small enough I can only imagine how amazing that lagoon tank would look if you got rid of all the frags that aren't on the rocks and laid a half inch of fine white sand downThis is the start of my new 6ft tank scape.
@Glue Masters thin , argonite sand and crushed rock powder. When done right the rock breaks before the bond.
Here are a couple others I've built.
Here is my lagoon scape all growing in. 6 months. For this one I used same method with wet cured rock. Took a little more time but still works.
Thank you for the kind comments. Those coral will be going into my 6 ft tank when finished and the lagoon will turn into a nem tank. I am out of room in my current one. I plan on doing sand in both at that point.you are a master. these are some of the best I have seen. usually corals totally destroy a good rock scape but yours are small enough I can only imagine how amazing that lagoon tank would look if you got rid of all the frags that aren't on the rocks and laid a half inch of fine white sand down
I think it's because unless you search them out specifically, they're a lot less conspicuous or widespread than glue. It's not like there's an Acrylic Rod aisle at home depot.I can't believe how little people use acrylic rods? You can literally build a solid as hell, dismantlable Lego aquascape without any glue. I plan to make a Pico reef using the Acrylic rod method very soon and will post a Build thread
Rods definitely have their placeI can't believe how little people use acrylic rods? You can literally build a solid as hell, dismantlable Lego aquascape without any glue. I plan to make a Pico reef using the Acrylic rod method very soon and will post a Build thread
2 part epoxy doesn't "stick" to anything. It works by being malleable initially, getting worked into nooks, crannies, overhangs and undercuts. Then, once it has hardened, the pieces are "locked" together. Glass, having no nooks or crannies, is not going to work with epoxy.I have had a lot of trouble with 2 part epoxy putty’s not wanting to stick to glass.
I preferred not to be a contrarian, but the coral that I used, I attached two Marco stones to my back glass. From there, I attached 4 more small nuggets, to the back glass there I used magnets. That way they were usable for me when I could pull them out and place GSP’s to them.2 part epoxy doesn't "stick" to anything. It works by being malleable initially, getting worked into nooks, crannies, overhangs and undercuts. Then, once it has hardened, the pieces are "locked" together. Glass, having no nooks or crannies, is not going to work with epoxy.